Draft Dodger Rag Lyrics

Das Lied 'Draft Dodger Rag' von Pete Seeger thematisiert auf humorvolle und gleichzeitig sarkastische Weise die Ausreden... weiterlesen
Lyrics
I'm just a typical American from a typical American town
I believe in God and Senator Todd and a-keeping old Castro down
And when it came my time to serve I knew "better dead than red"
But when I got to my old draft board, buddy, this is what I said:

(CHORUS)
Sarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen
And I always carry a purse
I got eyes like a bat, my feet are flat and my asthma's getting worse
Oh I think of my career, my sweetheart dear, and my poor old invalid aunt

Besides, I ain't no fool, I'm goin' to school
And I'm working in a defense plant

I got a dislocated disc and a wracked up back
I'm allergic to flowers and bugs
And when bombshells hit, I get epileptic fits
And I'm addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes, I can't touch my toes
I can hardly touch my knees
And if the enemy came close to me
I'd probably start to sneeze

(CHORUS)

I hate Chou En Lai, and I hope he dies,
But one thing you gotta see
That someone's gotta go over there
But that someone isn't me
So I wish you well, Sarge, give 'em Hell
Yeah kill me a thousand or more
And if you ever get a war without blood and gore
Well I'll be the first to go

(CHORUS)
Writer(s): Phil Ochs
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Das Lied 'Draft Dodger Rag' von Pete Seeger thematisiert auf humorvolle und gleichzeitig sarkastische Weise die Ausreden eines jungen Mannes, der dem ... weiterlesen

  • Themen des Songs

  • Friedensbewegung
  • Kriegskritik
  • Verweigerung
  • Soziale Ironie
  • Kritik an Autoritäten
  • Gesellschaftskritik
  • Jugend
  • Humor
  • Politik
  • Identität
Pete Seeger - Draft Dodger Rag
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